Searching for inner peace?

Starting Tuesday, a 100-acre plot just southeast of Bloomington,Ind., figures to be the closest thing this side of Tibet to Nirvana -the divine state of being that Buddhists hope to attain.

That's because the Dalai Lama, spiritual and political leader ofTibetan Buddhism, will take up residence there through Aug. 27.

About 7,000 people a day are expected to attend various Buddhistevents surrounding the Dalai Lama's stay near the Indiana Universitycampus.

Bloomington is a Tibetan Buddhist stronghold. One of the DalaiLama's brothers is a retired Indiana University professor who 20years ago set up the Tibetan Cultural Center outside Bloomington. Atthat time, the …

Romero goes 9, Blue Jays beat Angels 3-2 in 10

TORONTO (AP) — Ricky Romero is ending his season on a serious roll.

Adam Lind drove in the winning run with a grounder in the 10th inning and the Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Monday night before a tiny crowd in Toronto, improving to 10-0 at home in extra innings.

Romero didn't figure in the decision but it was still a superb effort from the Toronto ace, who matched a career high by working nine innings. The left-hander allowed two runs and six hits, walked none and struck out five.

"He has really matured and he has emerged as a front-line starter," manager John Farrell said.

Torii Hunter and Mark Trumbo homered off Romero, but Hunter acknowledged …

Allmendinger caps big offseason with Daytona win

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It has been a hard five years for AJ Allmendinger since his move to NASCAR turned out to be anything but successful.

Even so, no driver has had a better offseason than "The Dinger."

He was tabbed last month by Penske Racing to replace Kurt Busch in one of the top seats in the Sprint Cup Series. Then on Sunday, he anchored …

Four athletes from Niger reported missing in Ireland

DUBLIN, Ireland - Irish police said today they are seeking threeathletes and a coach from Niger who missed their flight homefollowing the Special Olympic Games. The …

DiPietro Helps Isles End Slide at 4

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Rick DiPietro turned aside 37 shots, and the New York Islanders snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 Thursday night.

Trent Hunter, Jason Blake and Viktor Kozlov scored for the Islanders after spotting the Penguins a 1-0 lead. The Islanders moved one point ahead of Toronto and into 10th place in the Eastern Conference playoff race. They trail Carolina and Montreal - at the playoff cutoff - by one point but have games in hand.

New York returned home following an 0-3-1 road trip.

Colby Armstrong scored and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 shots for the Penguins, who after a defeat at the New York Rangers on Monday, …

Obamas spend Saturday evening at friend's house

After being out of the town the last three weekends, the Obamas finally stayed in the capital city and dined at a friend's home Saturday evening.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama left the White House in a motorcade to travel to a home in Georgetown. Their daughters, 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha, traveled …

Extradition OKd for Slav in killing here

STOCKHOLM Sweden's Supreme Court decided Friday to grant a U.S.extradition request for a Yugoslav accused of killing a Cook Countysheriff's deputy, the national news agency TT reported.

The court's decision must be approved by the Swedish JusticeMinistry before Skender Krasniqi, 28, can be returned to the UnitedStates for trial for the 1987 shooting.

Krasniqi, an ethnic Albanian from the Yugoslav province ofKosovo, pleaded self-defense in the slaying of …